Wellington, Nov 19 NZPA - A Labour Government would make "significant change" to monetary policy, but leader Phil Goff will not say what those changes might be. Mr Goff said today he was ending a 20-year political consensus between Labour and National on monetary policy.

By Maggie Tait of NZPA Wellington, Nov 19 NZPA - Directors of failed finance companies should be held accountable for their actions, a parliamentary inquiry into finance company collapses was told today.

Wellington, Nov 18 NZPA - Finance Minister Bill English and Labour's finance spokesman David Cunliffe were locked in a battle of egos in Parliament today. They were sparring over a television appearance, after TVNZ said today it should not have run a promo featuring Mr English .

Wellington, Nov 18 NZPA - Treasury will allow members of its Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme to offer non-guaranteed deposits under changes announced today. In August, the Government announced the scheme would be extended in a revised form until the end of 2011.

NZPA political reporters Wellington, Nov 16 NZPA - The Government says it is committed to passing crucial climate change legislation despite a deadlocked select committee report and opposition complaints that taxpayers will carry a $100 billion burden.

NZPA political reporters Wellington, Nov 16 NZPA - The Government says it is committed to passing crucial climate change legislation despite a deadlocked select committee report and opposition complaints that taxpayers will carry a $100 billion burden.

NZPA political reporters Wellington, Nov 16 NZPA - The Government is being accused of a $50 billion blunder after Treasury said proposed changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) could cost twice as much as originally estimated.

By Kate Chapman of NZPA

Wellington, Nov 13 NZPA - Dual-listed Kathmandu Holdings Ltd debuted on the NZX today at a premium to its offer price. Shares in the outdoor retailer opened at $2.22 compared to the $2.13 paid by New Zealand shareholders.

Wellington, Nov 12 NZPA - The job of managing the more than 3000 police vehicles in New Zealand has gone to Custom Fleet, a unit of GE Capital New Zealand. Custom Fleet has provided fleet management for the New Zealand Police since it was first outsourced in 1999.